Advantages and Disadvantage
Whole language learning was designed to provide children with a better understanding of the full context of language. This approach emphasizes creativity when applied to learning to read and write rather than rote memorization of concepts that may contribute to some children's opinions of reading and writing as chore-like. Children who learn through whole language learning, however, may not develop as much accuracy in pronunciation, word recognition and spelling skills as one who learned through phonics-based teaching.
It's an interesting and useful method; however, it can be used in small students groups, but in our Costa Rica environment can't be used, for instance, in my high school I have groups of 50 or 60 students, so imposible to use this interesting tool in the classroom and also adult and teen population are difficult to use with.
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